罪大恶极 (zuì dà è jí) — guilty of the most heinous crimes; monstrously evil
Definition
A formal chengyu meaning guilty of the gravest crimes — used for severe moral condemnation, not for everyday offenses. Often paired with 罪行 or 暴行 to describe monstrous acts.
idiom
guilty of the most heinous crimesmonstrously evil
Examples
- 罪大恶极，。Zhè ge zuì fàn zhēn shì zuì dà è jí, bì xū yán chéng.This criminal is truly monstrously evil and must be severely punished.
- 罪大恶极。Nà xiē zuì dà è jí de bào xíng yǐn qǐ le quán shì jiè de fèn nù.Those heinous atrocities aroused the anger of the whole world.
- 罪大恶极，。Tā fàn xià le zuì dà è jí de zuì xíng, bèi pàn chǔ zhōng shēn jiān jìn.He committed monstrous crimes and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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